Pakistan, Aug. 10 -- England's Cricket Regulator has handed a prominent agent a five-year ban from "any cricket-related activity" that falls under the ECB's jurisdiction. Moghees Ahmed, who fronts the International Cricketers Association, was ruled to have made a corrupt approach to the head coach of a county and will serve a minimum of 30 months of his suspension.

The Cricket Regulator ruled in March that Ahmed - who represents a number of prominent Pakistan players - had proposed an arrangement whereby a coach would receive a share of his commission in exchange for selecting certain players he represents in franchise leagues. The coach reported the approach later that day, and a tribunal was satisfied that it had been made. Ahmed was f...